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Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.

Parenting–sometimes you need to laugh at yourself

August 14, 2023September 9, 2013 by valplowman

Parenting meme

Laughter is the best medicine. Sometimes you are faced with situations in life where the best reaction is either to laugh or cry…and while a good cry is sometimes necessary, …

Sophie La Girafe Book Gift Set {Giveaway!}

May 21, 2019September 6, 2013 by valplowman

We received free copies of these books to review for this post. All opinions are my own. Today I have a really fun giveaway for you! It is a Sophie …

Hanger Tags {Organizing Life} Free Printable!

August 9, 2023September 5, 2013 by valplowman

hanger tags

Printable hanger tags to use to organize your kids’ clothes for the week. This will help them get ready independently and get ready quickly each morning. Hanger Tags! About two …

Getting Kids to Clean Their Own Messes

August 9, 2023September 4, 2013 by valplowman

child cleaning up legos

Get the tips for teaching your kids to clean up after themselves. They can clean up their own messes. Here is how you do that. There is no magic formula …

Brayden Preteen Summary: 8.25 Years

August 9, 2023September 3, 2013 by valplowman

8.25 year old Brayden batting in a baseball game

8.25 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with eight year olds. Learn about tween sleep needs, …

McKenna Preschooler Summary: 4 Years, 3-5 Months

July 31, 2023August 29, 2013 by valplowman

4 year old McKenna

Daily routine for this 4 year old who has been raised on Babywise. Find out what daily life was like and find a 50-53 month old preschooler schedule to follow. …

Benefits of a Family Home Evening

July 31, 2023August 28, 2013 by valplowman

Family spending time together on the couch

Find out the benefits of dedicating one evening a week to spending time as a family as well as how to implement this idea. I often reference our Family Home …